HOUSTON - A hearing in former Houston Astros third baseman Ken Caminiti's drug possession case has been postponed. <br>
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State District Judge Bill Harmon reset the hearing, originally scheduled for Wednesday, to March 21. The former slugger briefly appeared in Harmon's court before the date was changed. <br>
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The 38-year-old Caminiti was arrested October 14 after Harris County Sheriff's Department deputies said they found him in a southwest Houston-area motel room with unspecified drugs and drug paraphernalia. <br>
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The deputies reported smelling what they believed to be crack cocaine. Caminiti has pleaded innocent. <br>
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Two other people with Caminiti also were arrested. <br>
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Caminiti came up through the Astros' minor league system and became a star in Houston before a 1994 trade to San Diego. He was the National League's MVP in 1996 as a Padre, with 40 home runs and 130 RBI's. <br>
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He returned to the Astros in 1999, then went to the Texas Rangers last season. He finished the year as an Atlanta Brave. <br>
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Caminiti, who has played through a variety of injuries in recent years, is not on a major-league roster and has said he probably will retire.
